Intermediate Divination, Mental Attributes Soar, Gold Quality Guide

Sirius Island, Giant Dune.

After dealing with the matter here, Gao Linzhi left.

As for how to handle it afterwards, that's up to those guys to decide.

He still had to deal with his own affairs.

Let's see if a new event should be coming soon.

He didn't take the Substitute Puppet back with him; he left it near the Giant Dune for them to maintain.

The others aren't stupid either; those with good discernment skills can tell that this is his Substitute Puppet.

This is also a form of deterrence.

Don't even think about trying to lure him out in his true form.

Gao Linzhi blinked and then returned to the Elder Council Hall.

"This puppet is really useful," he said to "The Puppet Best," who had also returned.

That's right, the other side is also using puppets.

In fact, Gao Linzhi highly suspected that the woman in front of him was also a puppet, even though she was using a game ID.

However, these can all be disguised.

"Yes, players have limited lives, and Revival Stone are expensive. I believe that the puppetry path will shine brightly. I suggest that the company's business transform into various puppets, especially Substitute Puppet and remote-controlled puppets. Offline, we can also combine them with drones and robots..." The Puppet Best spoke eloquently.

Gao Linzhi looked at the excited woman and couldn't help but admire her.

Indeed, how many talented people are there in the world?

The path the other party has chosen is very promising.

A living person won't suffocate.

Since resurrection in the game is too difficult, let's find a way to avoid dying.

The powerful figures offline also have various body doubles to guard against assassination attempts.

In games, achieving this will only be easier.

Companies and established families that rely on cannon fodder players still have limitations.

That means they can only train low-level cannon fodder, but dare not train high-level cannon fodder.

What if the opponent becomes a higher level, with stronger skills and higher attributes, and suddenly rebels?

Even if a contract is established, it may still be broken by them.

Therefore, cultivating high-level and top-tier puppets will be the first choice for these powerful families.

However, this is a very difficult thing to make, and it requires hands-on operation, similar to building a top-of-the-line engine by hand.

Although the game provides some assistance, you still need to learn it yourself.

It takes high intelligence and patience to do that.

Fortunately, Gao Linzhi doesn't need to worry about this.

Because as long as he stays at the top of the list, he can attract enough manpower to use.

There will always be people who rely on themselves to achieve a good ranking on the list.

This is especially true for advanced players who focus their energy on researching their professions but lack sufficient combat skills.

"Alright, you've done a great job this time. Keep up the good work in the future. Let me know if you're missing any materials, and I'll keep an eye out for them."

"Thank you, boss."

"Go down."

"Yes."

With the Puppet Best gone, Gao Linzhi continued to organize and familiarize himself with his skills.

The previous battles had given him a lot of insights.

Offline.

In the south, in a deserted mountainous area, inside a large karst cave.

Gao Linzhi opened his eyes.

He clenched his fist, and a series of sonic booms erupted in the air.

A constitution score of 795, without any equipment bonuses, results in a significant change to the body.

He looked at his skin, which appeared unchanged from normal skin. However, in his perception, every cell in his skin was brimming with a Mysterious Energy.

It is this energy, a bonus from the game rules, that allows fragile carbon-based life forms to possess extraordinary physical strength.

To use a vivid analogy, it's like a "biofield," comprehensively enhancing a person's various attributes.

Gao Linzhi lightly punched the stone wall beside him.

With a loud "bang," the entire cavern trembled slightly, as if it had been struck by a tunnel boring machine.

A physique of 790 is equivalent to the combined physique of 160 people.

And it's not a simple addition.

Gao Linzhi thought for a moment; he was quite skilled at combat in the game world.

However, in reality, he had been hiding underground and had not yet mastered the control of his power.

He needs to find a place to train properly.

Especially the reaction speed.

With that thought in mind, he left the cave.

And at this time...

Several red dots are currently displayed on the Minimap.

Sure enough, someone had been watching him all along.

Upon seeing this, Gao Linzhi felt an extreme sense of disgust and hatred.

These damn bastards, all they think about is control, suppression, oppression, and domination...

In their eyes, anything beyond their control should not exist.

Anything that comes under their control immediately wilts, like a flower deprived of water.

He moved instantly, activating numerous skills such as invisibility and stealth.

With the corresponding Concealment Talent, his figure vanished into thin air.

He quickly came up behind someone.

It was a person completely covered in gray camouflage clothing, making it impossible to tell if they were male or female.

If it weren't for the Minimap display and my 790 physique points, I would be an ordinary person and wouldn't be able to see where the other person was hiding at all.

In fact, the other party was hiding in a pile of gray fallen leaves, on which two cobras were coiled and dancing.

Anyone would instinctively turn their gaze away, since disgust and fear of snakes are instinctive for most people.

They are indeed elite troops.

They can even use snakes; if an ordinary person sees a snake here, they'll assume there's no one here.

Who would have thought that someone was hiding down there?

Gao Linzhi stood half a meter above the other person, Jingjing watching him.

Not long after, this person seemed to be in contact with someone.

The sound was very faint, and it disappeared after a few meters.

"The target remains unmoved."

"We have been lying in ambush for 78 hours. Requesting a change of shift."

"Hang in there a little longer."

"Receive."

The next moment.

Gao Linzhi grabbed the lurker and carried him up to an altitude of 10,000 meters.

A high-altitude airflow whistled through the air.

The air is so thin that ordinary people can't breathe at all.

"Tell me, where did you come from?" Gao Linzhi, looking at the infiltrator.

Those were numb eyes.

"Target detected. Requesting confirmation. Remotely detonate the small mushrooms," the infiltrator's voice rang out.

"Request approved, target confirmed, mushroom detonation initiated."

The next moment, a three-second countdown began.

"Rough!"

Gao Linzhi shot up rapidly and threw the man downwards.

Just over ten seconds later, a small mushroom cloud exploded in the air.

"Radium NM!"

Gao Linzhi looked at the small mushrooms bursting open below, but he wasn't particularly afraid.

Because he could sense that the power wasn't very great.

Besides, even if he were truly killed in the explosion, he would at most revive once.

However, his ruthlessness and determination towards the mastermind behind the scenes were once again confirmed.

Ordinary people often overestimate the bottom line of those in power, always thinking, "It can't come to this," or "They can't just kill everyone, can they..."

The result of taking a chance was that they all died, without exception.

However, the other party could have detonated it directly without reporting or remote confirmation.

The reason for this is likely that the opponent knows they have enough respawns, so while the bomb won't kill them, it serves as a deterrent...

It means, don't even think about a fight to the death; we still have ways to kill you.

At the same time.

In the Archipelago forum, in a private thread that only allows designated users to view and comment.

"So, can he understand our deterrent?"

"It should be possible."

"Not necessarily. I think we can't beat around the bush with these lowly people. They always think of us like peasants who think the emperor is working in the fields with a golden hoe. It's better to be direct."

"It's much clearer to explain than to just say it directly; a demonstration is much more effective."

"Yes, even if a mushroom is miniaturized, so what if its constitution is 10,000? Can it withstand the core temperature of 100 million degrees?"

"That's right. This is to tell him that if you really push us too far, we can all die Mutual Destruction. We have plenty of mushrooms, enough to kill him ten thousand times over!"

"In that case, he will be just like those guys in history, quickly compromising with us and exploiting all the other commoners."

"Haha, that's it."

Gao Linzhi understood their intimidation, but this only fueled his anger.

These damn company executives, they're still obsessed with the idea that they're untouchable.

Company employees are not allowed to raise any objections to their superiors, whether they are business-related or technical.

The lower-level employees can only do whatever they are told.

If you don't do what they say, they'll gather others to attack you, saying you're not sociable and don't fit in.

These bastards, they're allowed to intimidate me, but can't I intimidate them?

He immediately went back into the cave.

Then it went live.

A new requirement was given to Xu Gou: "Search for divination skills and talents."

That's right, he also needs to find the other party's weakness and then seize it firmly!

These guys still think they're giants from the old days.

However, after Gao Linzhi had gone through the Grand Voyage and sailed 9,999 miles, he realized the vastness and infinite mystery of the Skyfall World.

Beneath the jaws of that boundless behemoth, what is the Blue Star? What are companies, powerful families, and wealthy clans? They are nothing but ants and dust.

Gao Linzhi had an epiphany.

He has no woman, no children, and no desire for pleasure or entertainment, so what is there to fear?

Moreover, he possesses a unique Dark Gold Talent.

One week later.

Xu Gou acquired another set of Talent Stone and Skill Stone, but he looked noticeably haggard, with prominent dark circles under his eyes.

Keep in mind that this person has an exceptionally strong physique.

"Alright, you don't need to work so hard in the future. Remember to balance work and rest." Gao Linzhi said, taking out a Revival Stone as a reward.

"Thank you, sir. It's no trouble at all."

"Then go and rest."

Gao Linzhi then looked at what the other party had obtained.

"Talent Stone: Mysterious Enhancement, Blue Tier"

"Effect: Grants the Blue Tier talent 'Mysterious Enhancement' upon use, which enhances Mystic System Skill to a certain extent, with additional effects on divination, anti-divination, and curse branches."

"Upgradeable. Upgrade requirement: one higher-tier Talent Stone."

Skill:

"Basic Divination, Intermediate Divination, Advanced Divination."

"Basic Curse Technique, Intermediate Curse Technique, Advanced Curse Technique."

"Basic Inspiration, Intermediate Inspiration, Advanced Inspiration."

"Basic Resistance, Intermediate Resistance, Advanced Resistance."

Basic Divination, Basic Curse Technique, and Basic Resistance —these were the three basic skills that Gao Linzhi had learned while studying a whole bunch of other miscellaneous Basic Skills.

I haven't learned the others yet, so I'll learn them all at once.

Having capable subordinates is truly helpful.

It was worth it; I managed to capture the Giant Dune resource production site.

It's a game, capturing resource points is part of the game mechanics.

He learned everything and raised all his skills to level 100.

However, when learning about Talent Stone, a game prompt appeared:

"After you finish learning the new talent, you will reach the maximum of 6 talent slots. Do you want to continue learning?"

How to increase the talent slot limit?

"It grows at the same rate as the skill bar, but its base cost is 100 times that of Skyfall Stone."

Gao Linzhi still remembers that opening a skill slot required 300 Skyfall Stone, but now it would require 30,000 Skyfall Stone.

Not many, not many.

After all, talent is precious.

Many people want to increase the upper limit, but there's nowhere to do so.

As a result, his mental attributes surged once again.

20, 20, 20, 30, a total of 90 points have been added.

The total number of skills has reached 66, and there are still 4 skills left to reach the 70 limit.

The main focus is on newly learned skills; most of them have been learned before, so you just need to upgrade them to replace the existing ones.

This is also one of the reasons why the game motivates players to work hard to improve their skill levels: they can increase their basic attributes without consuming extra skill slots.

His mental attribute increased from [Mental: 7 + 450] to [Mental: 7 + 540]

Another wave of ascension.

Oh, right, he remembered something else: the Big Black Fatty had said he'd give him a Gold Quality.

Of course, that was on the premise that he was protecting the other party—now he has directly taken control.

I don't know if what the other party said still stands.

So he summoned Xu Gou and arranged for the matter to be carried out.

Not long after, Xu Gou said with an Earth Reading expression:

"That black fellow said he didn't have that Gold Quality Talent Stone."

"The reason I said that is because, if it were the original contract, he would naturally find a way to get it printed."

"But now we've taken Giant Dune, but he'll give us the strategy guide and let us fight it out ourselves."

"Hehe." Gao Linzhi wasn't surprised.

That Big Black Fatty did speak in a more tactful way.

In fact, the other party definitely has a Gold Quality Talent Stone, but now that he only has 10% of the profit-sharing rights left in Giant Dune, he doesn't want to give it up.

But they didn't dare to say it directly, so they could only say it in circles.

Indeed, if you're strong enough, you'll always be met with smiles.

"Have him bring the strategy guide."

"Yes, sir."

Xu Gou breathed a sigh of relief.

"You don't need to be nervous. I'm different from those bandits. As long as you do your job well, handle things normally, don't hide anything, and don't cover up your mistakes, nothing will happen," Gao Linzhi reminded the other party.

To prevent this useful tool from overworking itself and ruining itself due to excessive tension.

"Yes, thank you for your understanding, sir."

Xu Gou was moved to tears.

Choosing a good boss is not easy.

Of course, choosing a good subordinate is not easy either.

He then hurried off to get busy.

Not long after, they brought over the strategy guide.

"Gold Quality Talent Stone require, in the Giant Dune, first, test-takers with Gold Quality talent potential to participate in the trial."

"Approximately one hundred Gold Quality Aspirant will pass the test, and one of them will receive a Gold Quality Talent Stone as a reward."

"Gold Quality, indeed rare." Gao Linzhi was not surprised.

For Ordinary Player, there are only six talent tiers: white, green, blue, purple, gold, and red.

Gold is the second-highest level of talent.

It's safe to say that 99% of players have access to or have heard of the talent, which is the gold-tier talent.

In fact, having even one blue talent is enough to make you the top player on many weak islands.

This is not an exaggeration.

Blue talents are often very useful, and they are rare in themselves.

Most players are often at the white level, and some even lack talent altogether; those are mostly cannon fodder players.